3 ways the Arab tech diaspora can stimulate regional development From the Rise Up Summit (a conference dedicated to innovation and Egyptian startups), to the MENA Innovation DemoDay (a series of... Samir Abdelkrim • 12 December, 2013 silicon valley Diaspora
8 leading startups get connected with Silicon Valley at MENA Innovation DemoDay Despite the instabilities at home, Egyptian startups are gaining global recognition for their innovations lately; it’s not just that I... Akram Dweikat • 25 November, 2013 techwadi palinno disrupt
10 lessons for building a startup from the Google for Entrepreneurs Partners Summit Two weeks ago, Muhammed Mekki and I participated – as AstroLabs – in the first Google for Entrepreneurs Partners summit, a two da... Louis Lebbos • 13 November, 2013 silicon valley Advice Google
New incubator seeks to send Palestinian startups to Silicon Valley In Palestine, one group of inspired young entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to build a bridge for startups from Palestine to... Glen Dalakian II • 23 July, 2013 silicon valley Incubator Accelerators
Saudi entrepreneur showcases Silicon Valley startups in Arabic web series “It’s important for Arab entrepreneurs to be familiar with the details on how giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter originally started o... Maya Rahal • 27 June, 2013 silicon valley YouTube Digital Media
Saudi Arabia Mobily App Hackathon 2016 in Riyadh Saudi telecom company Mobily has launched its 2016 App hackathon, a weekend competition which aims to innovate Arabic applications in the s... Wamda • 28 March, 2016 2016 mobily riyadh
Women's Startup Lab: Two-Week Intensive Residential Program Women’s Startup Lab (WSL) empowers female founders to be strong leaders, to create powerful startups and to influence and shape the world t... Wamda • 01 February, 2016 women founders Women's startup Lab program
Regional GIST Tech-I Competition application deadline Since 2011, innovators from around the globe have showcased their science and technology ventures to the world through the GIST Tech-I ... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 GIST silicon valley
Lebanon Foreign investment elusive for MENA startups, says Lebanese VC When you talk with Khaled Nasr about venture capital investments and the tech startup scene in both Silicon Valley and the Middle East... Anwar Aridi • 02 November, 2014 silicon valley Investment VC investment
AstroLabs partners with Blackbox to send a Middle Eastern startup to Silicon Valley AstroLabs, the startup workshop series, is now joining ranks with the organizations working to connect startups in the Middle East with... Wamda • 26 November, 2013 tim draper blackbox silicon valley